Strong's Lexicon
G4649 — σκοπός
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4649 |
|---|---|
| Word: | σκοπός |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from skeptomai "to peer about" ("skeptic") (perhaps akin to G4626 through the idea of concealment) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | skopos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | skop-os' |
| Meaning: | 1. a watch (sentry or scout) 2. (by implication) a goal |
| KJV Renderings: | mark |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
σκοπός, σκοποῦ, ὁ ((from a root denoting ’to spy,’ ’peer,’ ’look into the distance’; cf. also Latinspecio, speculum, species, etc.; Fick i., 251f; iv., 279; Curtius, § 111)); from Homer down;
1. an observer, a watchman.
2. the distant mark looked at, the goal or end one has in view: κατά σκοπόν (on this phrase see κατά, II. 1 c.), Php 3:14.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
σκοπός (mark)
Philippians 3:14
- KJV: I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus
- GK: κατά σκοπόν διώκω επί το βραβείον της άνω κλήσεως του θεού εν χριστώ Ιησού
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